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| conquer |
When doctors conquer a disease, they work hard against it and find a way to control it. When you conquer something, you win against all the difficult things it puts in your way. [2/3 definitions] |
| conquistador |
Conquistadors were military men who came from Spain to the Americas in the 1500s. They came leading soldiers to conquer the people there and take wealth for Spain. |
| invade |
to enter as an enemy, by force, in order to conquer or plunder. [1/2 definitions] |
| loot |
Sometimes when soldiers conquer people in other lands, they bring back "loot." The word "loot" refers to things that people take from others during a time of disorder, as in war, or in times when there is no force of law to prevent them from taking valuable things from others. [1/3 definitions] |
| stiff |
When something is stiff, it is difficult to get through it or to conquer it. A stiff climb up a mountain is a difficult climb. [1/8 definitions] |
| subdue |
to overcome or conquer, as by military victory. [1/2 definitions] |
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